Azat Posted May 6, 2002 Report Share Posted May 6, 2002 What would you do if you won the jackpot? Lets say about $5 million US dollars. Would you give some of it away? To whom? Would you save it all? Some? Spend all on a party with HyeForum members? Do you dream about winning every time you buy a ticket? I am one of those idiots who dreams about winning but never buys a ticket to have a chance to win. I want to know what people dream they would do with that money. Also are there any here that only buy lottery tickets when the jackpot gets to 30, 40 50 (you pick a number) million as if the 3 or 4 million is not enough for them? I know that the 2-3 times that I did get a ticket was when the jackpot was over 50 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted May 6, 2002 Report Share Posted May 6, 2002 Azat jan, if I won, I would immediately give away about 50% of it to the US government. The rest, I'd keep for myself. Here's what I would buy (in the same order): [*]Pay-off all my parents' debts (i.e. house + cars) and send them on a LONG cruise vacation[*]Buy my brother a new Subaru WRX with all the options[*]For me, a new PC with the largest available CRT monitor[*]A nice LCD projector or maybe a plasma TV (if I find a good deal).[*]Force-feedback steering wheel + 3D glasses for PC[*]BOSE Sound system ... top of the line[*]MP3 Player with 80GIG drive for my car[*]5" lift for my car with 33x12.5 tires/wheels.[*]A new GPS with LOTs of memory[*]Another digital camera[*]One of those new Toshiba slim laptops with all the options[*]A HUGE box of Cambell Chunky Soup cans with all the different flavors (except the veggie chicken one ... that one is CRAP). I'd want extra ones of the "chicken corn chowder".[*]A welder (probably MIG)[*]A table saw The rest, 1/2 I would invest, the other 1/2 I would put in a swiss bank account. Of course this is AFTER taking all you guys at Hyeforum out to dinner/drinking. The ones who are far from LA, we'll have to discuss other arrangements of course.By the way, you are doing the best! Having fun dreaming about it while not being stupid enough to waste your money on actual tickets !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted May 6, 2002 Report Share Posted May 6, 2002 Oh by the way, it is natural to buy tickets when the jackpot is huge since the odds of winning remain the same. However, people don't realize that the chances of having to share the jackpot also goes up since more people participate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harut Posted May 6, 2002 Report Share Posted May 6, 2002 Azat, have you been listening NPR today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted May 7, 2002 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2002 Harut, I only listen to NPR(I know I am an idiot) and this is definitely what struck this topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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